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Roseland, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Silver Lake Public Schools #27 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,578 per pupil, Silver Lake Public Schools ranks #56 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Silver Lake Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 226 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Adams County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,578 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 78.9% local, 14.6% state, and 6.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 72/100, ranked #27 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 114.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.3% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Silver Lake Elem Sch-Bladen, enrolling 135 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Silver Lake Elem Sch-Bladen accounts for 59.0% of all Silver Lake Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Silver Lake Public Schools a distant remainder — means Silver Lake Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Silver Lake Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 115:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Silver Lake Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 32.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Silver Lake Public Schools?
Silver Lake Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 226 students.
How much does Silver Lake Public Schools spend per student?
Silver Lake Public Schools spends $20,578 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #27 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Silver Lake Public Schools?
Silver Lake Public Schools students are 95.3% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Silver Lake Public Schools?
Silver Lake Public Schools has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #27 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.